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Chronological course of Islamic History

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October 09, 2018, 09:50:31 pm Ruhi_Rose: Salam brother. Very easy. First click on the board title you wish to post in. You'll find main board topics below and sub-boards (default label "child boards") above. If you wish to post in main board click "new topic" button on top left. If you wish to post in any of the sub-boards, click on that sub board title and then click "new topic" button on above left side. You'll get the format for typing your post, then click "post" button below.October 06, 2018, 12:46:27 pm momin: how can i post things here if i have something to post. September 14, 2018, 12:33:22 am Ruhi_Rose: Yes br. TS, that's a very important article to read.September 14, 2018, 12:08:22 am N. Truth Seeker: Thank u. Allah bless u for remembering, sister. Also reminding our guests to read: The traditional declaration of fasting on the 10th of Muharram .... the real story behind it. Same article in the blog too.September 13, 2018, 11:09:22 pm Zeynab: Muharram 1440 A.H. Please read why our Islamic new year is full of tragic memories. June 08, 2018, 08:49:28 pm Heba E. Husseyn: Leilatul Qadr 1439 (2018) on June 8. To learn about this great Night, read our posts on Leilatul Qadr @ this thread.May 16, 2018, 04:03:41 am Ruhi_Rose: Ramadan Mubarak to u too brother and to everyone. May Allah accept our efforts. Ameen.May 16, 2018, 04:01:41 am N. Truth Seeker: Ramadan 2018 Mubarak to all. Just finished sahoor, getting ready for Fajr. Alhumdulilah.View Shout History

545: Birth of Abdullah, the Prophet's father570: Birth of the Prophet577: The Prophet visits Medina with his mother. Death of his mother580: Death of Abdul Muttalib, the grandfather of the Prophet583: The Prophet's journey to Syria with his uncle Abu Talib. His meeting with the monk Bahira who foretells of his prophethood594: The Prophet becomes the Manager of the business of Khadija595: The Prophet marries Khadija605: The Prophet arbitrates in a dispute among the Quraysh about the placing of the Black Stone in the Kabah610: The first revelation in the cave at Mt. Hira612: Declaration at Mt. Sara inviting the general public to Islam615: Persecution of the Muslims by the Quraysh. Muslims leaves for Abyssinia616: Second journey to Abysinnia617: Social boycott of Muslims and their allies by the Quraysh619: Deaths of Abu Talib and Khadija. Year of sorrow. 620: Ascension to the heavens. 622: The Prophet and the Muslims migrate to Yathrib (Medina) 624: Battle of Badr625: Battle of Uhud; birth of Imam Hasan626: Birth of Imam Husayn,. Sayyid ash-Shuhada (prince of martyrs)627: Battle of the Trench628: Truce of Hudaibiya629: The Prophet performs the pilgrimage at Makkah630: Conquest of Makkah632: Farewell pilgrimage at Makkah632: Death of the Prophet

And After...661: UMAYYAD CALIPHATE (Damascus)691: Dome of the Rock completed in Jerusalem699-705: Ja'far as-S&#257;diq (the truthful), the sixth Imam, born (date uncertain)711: Conquest of Spain732: Muslims are defeated at Potiers in France by Charles Martel789-809: Harun al-Rashid801: Death of Rabia

750: ABBASID CALIPHATE (Baghdad)762: Foundation of Baghdad796: The English King Offa mints a coin with the Shahadah on it 870: Sahih al-Bukhari dies874: Bayazid Al-Bist&#257;mī dies922: al-Hall&#257;j executed934: The 'occultation' of Muhammad al-Mahdī, the Hidden Imam, is announced1037: Death of Ibn Sina1067: Shaykhu't-Ta'ifa dies1055: Seljuk Turks conquer Baghdad1099: European Crusaders take Jerusalem1111: Death of al-Ghazali1166: 'Abdu'l-Q&#257;dir al-Jīl&#257;ni (founder of Q&#257;dīriya) dies1187: Saladin retakes Jerusalem1230: Farīd ad-Dīn 'Att&#257;r dies1236: Chistī dies1240: Death of Ibn al-'Arabī1273: Death of Jalalu'd-din Rumi

Colonialism and Post-Colonialism: 1700-1761: Death of Shah Waliullah1776: US Declaration of Independence1789: Storming of the Bastille in Paris1798: Napoleon invades Egypt

Colonialism and Post-Colonialism: 1800-1800: Approximately 30% of Africans enslaved in the USA are Muslim1811: British occupy Indonesia1814: Treaty of Gulistan1816: British withdrew from Indonesia restoring it to the Dutch1827: Malaya became a preserve of the British (Anglo- Netherland treaty)1830: French forces land near Algiers1848: Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels publish 'Communist Manifesto'1857: British capture Delhi 1870: Arabs begin emigrating to the United States1875: Sale of the Suez canal to Britain1879: Turkey loses 80% of its territory in Europe (Treaty of Berlin)1880: Sudanese rise against the British led by the "Mahdi"1882: Egypt comes under British military occupation1887: Quilliam converts to Islam1889: Britain's first mosque opens in Woking

Colonialism and Post-Colonialism: 1900-1901: French forces occupy Morocco1912: Hazrat Inayat Khan, Sufi and musician, arrives in Britain1917: Balfour Declaration1920: Sykes-Picot agreement1922: Mustafa Kemal abolishes the Sultanate1928: Muslim Brotherhood founded1930: The Nation of Islam created in the USA1932: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia founded1934: Ibn 'Aliwa dies1935: Death of Rashid Rada, founder of the Salafiyyah movement1936: Shaykh Abdullah Ali al-Hakima arrives in Britain1938: Death of the Poet Muhammad Iqbal1947: Pakistan created1948: Establishment of Israel1949: Hasan al-Banna, leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, is assassinated; the Uighur region of China is occupied by Chairman Mao1952: The McCarren-Walter Act relaxes the U.S. ban on Asian immigration1953: The foundation stone is laid to enlarge the Prophet's mosque in Medina1953: Abdullah Yusuf Ali dies1956: Morocco and Tunisia become independent 1961: Sufi Abdullah and Pir Marouf arrive in Britain1962: Commonwealth Immigration Act comes into force in the UK1962: Algeria becomes independent1964: PLO founded1966: Sayyid Qutb executed1967: Six-Day War1968: The enlargement of the Haram in Makkah is completed1973: Yom Kippur War1975: Nation of Islam renamed American Muslim Mission1976: The Race Relations Act is passed in the UK1978: Camp David agreement1979: Iranian revolution; death of Abu Ala Mawdudi1987: Beginning of the first Intifada1989: Fatwa issued against Salman Rushdie by Ayatollah Khomeini1990-91: Gulf War1992: BJP members dismantle Mosque at Ayodhya in India; FIS prevented from taking power in Algeria; Shaykh Al-Islam Ma'rifa is born1992-9: Muslims in Bosnia and Kosovo become victims of Europe's first post-war 'ethnic cleansing'1993: Oslo Accords1994: Taliban assume power in Afghanistan1996: Idries Shah dies2000: Beginning of the second Intifada

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